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C'mon Frank, I'm trying.....

posted 14 years ago by aps722
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Possibly, my favorite movie of all time,,,,,

But I can't quite figure what Jack means (at the end) by: "c'mon Frank. I'm trying" - when asks if he can have the 'bottle'.

Trying to end the business relationship on a happy note?

This is ambiguous to me. But since so much of the movie dialogue is nuanced like the jazz they play, I don't mind.

Just curious.

There's a word for people who think everyone is conspiring against them.
That's right: perceptive!

[–] Paris4242 14 years ago

"The Fabulous Baker Boys" is also one of my favorite movies of all time. I believe the line "Come on Frank. I'm trying" was Jack's way of saying he does not want to end his personal relationship with his brother only the business side. Jack hated the act and wanted to play his kind of music by himself, but just because he didn't want to work for Frank anymore doesn't mean he wants to see him less. I really don't think that line had anything to do with Jack wanting the bottle.

[–] ex250 14 years ago

It means he's trying to make up with Frank but he doesn't want to get on his knees and beg. It goes back to their career together where Jack spent thirty years doing it Frank's way to make the act work, and now Jack is asking Frank to work with him to try and smoothe out their relationship so they can be brothers again.

Promise me, no matter how hopeless things get, keep on trying, OK? Keep coming chin-up, OK?